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Video is now out of armed paramilitary militia wrestling a protester into a car in Pittsburgh and driving away. These are not police, the car is not a police car and who knows where they are taking him and for what purpose.

I tried to link to the you-tube video right here, but it won't take, the best I can do is link back to the blog entry I just posted it on:

Hmm, curious. No try at getting a shot of the license number? Sloppy uniforms advertising militia? Some guy singled out and carried in from off camera, not struggling much nor yelling loudly? I'm a bit suspicious we are watching a bit of street theater here. We will see.

Eli, keep in mind that the FBI is searching for the missing bomb material from the recent terrorist arrests.

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, no foolin' around, it's a G20 meeting; a high profile target.

We know nothing of the circumstances, I suggest we wait to see what's up before start tossing around the word thugs, disappearances or kidnap.

They hustled him out of the area way too fast to be a protest arrest and these guys protected the protester's head as they stuffed him in the car like LEO's do. My guess is that if they were thugs they wouldn't much care about banging his head on the car, now would they?

Couple observations: There is a guy in a baseball cap on the far side of the car who appears to get into the car. (Seems like he got out of the car.)

The camos are different -- the black guy is in green, the guy closest is in desert brown. I think the driver is in desert camos. While all heads were close shaven -- the three did not have the current classical active duty high haircuts.

Not active military.... contractors? But then wearing camos in a crowd of G20 anarchists doesn't seem like a good idea. Definitely not blending.

The car came in really fast for the pick up and the guys connected right away.

I disagree with chuck -- the guy in black and blue seemed to be resisting pretty much, but was clearly out muscled.

As for the thread hijacking (or is it a kidnapping?) without a picture of Mrs. Obama staring straight and smiling, no big whoop. The writer was filling space.

Glad to see Gordon Brown doesn't hold a grudge. More class than others I know.

Pittsburgh, huh? Maybe the guy getting tossed in the car was a bitter clinger?

Man, Michelle picked another one of those "I think I"m twelve" kind of dresses, like she did for the inaugural. I could excuse the dress for a picnic in the backyard, but it doesn't look quite appropriate for this event. Look at the lady she's next to. They look like they are at completelydifferent events.

"I was just teasing" = "that was a joke" = I just said something that I know will really piss you off but you can't respond the way you want to. I'm gonna enjoy the moment now, like wee'ing in a dark suit, since I know I'll pay for it later.

And which side was the wrong side? Was she blocking his view of the Teleprompter?

I agree about Michelle's dress -- not that I have much fashion sense. What it needed was a knee-length duster-like coat to set it off. Just the dress wasn't quite working. I like the hair and pearls, however.

Mr Obama is glowing and happy at the G-20 Summit, quite unlike his experience at the US Congress where his long list of false statements had a critic in the audience. At the G-20 everyone is praising him for surrendering to the Post American leadership of the new power to rule the world. He is home at last where he belongs among his friends and comrades, except for that silly English Prime Minister from the country where old fashioned Democracy is still used to limit the power of Kings.

...on the other hand, there aren't many other pictures of attendees, so it's hard to tell how she fits in. Angela Merkel's outfit looks kinda dowdy, and I can't believe anyone can pull off an ensemble in Peach if they're from Russia.

...on the other hand, there aren't many other pictures of attendees, so it's hard to tell how she fits in.

There were a few, and nobody else looked like they were at a picnic. There were also some descriptions, and I didn't see anyone else with " taupe, pink and green patterned cocktail dress with straps. Pink patent leather two-inch heels". For heavens sake!!! The lady is not 12.

I won't presume to be able to second guess the humor or lack thereof in anyone's marriage. There's never been any indication that they aren't happily married.

As for the thread hijack: They seem to be wearing Marine uniforms, so they're not national guard. Such uniforms are easily obtained at any army/navy surplus store. Note that the protester is placed in the car still kicking and flailing. Not a very smart way to go. It seems very clearly to be street theater, and the thread hijack is more evidence of that.

That NYTimes entry would have been better in the style of Dan Brown, The DaVinci Code.

"Michelle Obama carried herself like an angry ox, with her wide shoulders thrown back. Wearing a taupe, pink and green patterned cocktail dress with straps and pink patent leather two-inch heels, she smiled, recognizing the now-familiar tang of pompous bureaucrat air - an arid, deionized essence that carried a faint hint of carbon - the product of socialist, anti-American authoritarians that rant around the clock to counteract the corrosive wealth exhaled by capitalists.

Her hair was pulled back in a full, bouffant faux ponytail, accentuating arrow-like brows that preceded her like the prow of a battleship. As she greeted the G20 Summit attendees, her dark eyes seemed to scorch the earth before her, radiating a fiery clarity that forecast her reputation for unblinking severity in all matters."

Please make sure you stay on top of this very important story. I think its vital that we freedom loving Americans be aware that under the new Obama regime that paramilitary militias are now kidnapping law abiding anarchists off the streets of America in broad daylight. Today it's anarchists opposing the G20, tomorrow its Teabaggers opposing health care.

WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE!?

You know it was bad enough when Bush was illegally kidnapping Islamofascists but this kind of stuff is intolerable. Thank you for bringing this to our attention Eli.

Has anyone noticed that there have been ZERO married "supercouples"?No Mrs.Batman, no Mrs.Spiderman, no Mr.Wonderwoman.

Now that we have established that the funnies are IN, may I suggest the more creative among us work on that?

"Supercoupling" has a nice ring. And hell, it's not been done in any realistic way.

This is not true. Spider-Man got married back in the 80's. He's been married longer than he was single. Up until last year, when by editor-in-chief demand, they made a deal with the devil and erased his marriage to save Aunt May (yes, it's that dumb), but they left enough leeway that as soon as somebody sobers up, they can revert it.

Superman married Lois Lane as well. I'm not sure if that's still in place now or not; I've never been a DC fan.

It was a nervous smile. A man who can heal the planet and stop the ocean's rise can easily turn her into a pillar of salt - should she displease The One.

Already, Michelle has been subject to mild crushing injuries from Barack's head expanding at various times in their lives.Plus, she is mother to The One's children, apparantly born without original sin, so she is reasonably safe.

Asked about the incidents where Obama's head swelled, or his ego threatened to wash over all, including her, like a great flood...Michelle insisted it was no big deal."Wasn't no white man doing it to me."

Here is one of the more enigmatic paragraphs I've read in a long time:

"Prince Saud al Faisal of Saudi Arabia arrives stag."

That's it. No description of the greeting, as in other cases. Was there bowing? Did Obama forget his name? Did he chide Michelle for showing skin? This is the greeting I would most have enjoyed hearing about.

The G-20 Joint Information Center, which can be reached at 412-402-7630, issued this statement to me which explains exactly what is going on in that video:

"The individuals involved in the 9/24/2009 arrest which has appeared online are law enforcement officers from a multi-agency tactical response team assigned to the security operations for the G20.

It is not unusual for tactical team members to wear camouflaged fatigues. The type of fatigues the officers wear designates their unit affiliation. Prior to the arrest, the officers observed this subject vandalizing a local business. Due to the hostile nature of the crowd, officer safety and the safety of the person under arrest, the subject was immediately removed from the area."

So, yes, the video is real. However, it wasn’t the military and the guy wasn’t being kidnapped. Instead he was being arrested for vandalism.